Evidence for a limit to human lifespan

Xiao Dong, Brandon Milholland and Jan Vijg ()
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Xiao Dong: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Brandon Milholland: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jan Vijg: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nature, 2016, vol. 538, issue 7624, 257-259

Abstract: Demographic analysis of life expectancy and maximum reported age at death provides evidence that human lifespan has reached its natural limit.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature19793

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